http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/index.htmlFitness - Top Storiesen-caCopyright (c) The Edmonton JournalWed, 29 Jul 2015 18:20:30 ZFitnessedmontonjournal.comLISTEDJNEDJNNUTF813044669InformTagsOnlyfitnessFitness - Top Storieshealthhealth/fitness/Fitness - Top Stories/story.html(c) Postmedia Network Inc.tag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11251690http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Fitness+Five+things+need+know/11251690/story.htmlFitness: Five things you need to knowIf a longer, happier and healthier life is your goal, there are some health facts that shouldn&#8217;t be ignored.Fitness - Top StoriesWed, 29 Jul 2015 21:05:06 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11244034http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Happy+trails+historic+land+Edmonton+river+valley/11244034/story.htmlHappy trails on historic land in Edmonton’s river valleyCruising my way around Edmonton&#8217;s multi-use trails, I started wondering why I didn&#8217;t see any horses. I&#8217;m aware, it&#8217;s 2015. And urban horseback-riding is long out of style (for now!). But every so often, I would see little white signs with black horse silhouettes indicating where our four-legged friends can and cannot go.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 26 Jul 2015 18:10:21 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11226661http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Paddling+There+scenery+history+around+each+river+bend/11226661/story.htmlPaddling: There’s scenery and history around each river bendThere comes a point when you&#8217;re paddling toward downtown Edmonton from Devon &#8212; somewhere after you start seeing large houses perched on cliffs and parks spilling over with dogs and their owners &#8212; where everything finally makes sense.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 20 Jul 2015 13:35:26 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11219548http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/sketches+science+running/11219548/story.htmlPBS sketches the science of running"You're Doing It Wrong!," a PBS digital video series hosted by Randy and Jason Sklar, comedians and identical twins, aims to show how most of us do certain normal activities incorrectly, and how we can get better.Fitness - Top StoriesFri, 17 Jul 2015 01:00:43 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11213534http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Measure+exercise+intensity+using+talk+test/11213534/story.htmlMeasure exercise intensity by using the talk testWith high-intensity interval training (HIIT) all the rage, it&#8217;s more important than ever to gauge how hard you&#8217;re working. HITT&#8217;s demand for repeated bursts of all-out effort followed by short bouts of easy recovery make getting an instant and accurate read on intensity levels crucial. The old-school method of monitoring intensity by manually checking your [&#8230;]Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 14 Jul 2015 23:26:35 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11208382http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/family/Early+mornings+late+nights+great+jogging+Edmonton/11208382/story.htmlEarly mornings, late nights great for jogging in EdmontonThe sun never goes away in Edmonton summer, which is both a bad and good thing for runners. It&#8217;s a bad thing because you can be running at 8:30 p.m. along Victoria Park Road and it still feels like a midday swelter.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 12 Jul 2015 14:34:27 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11211014http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Silent+cancer+moms+rare+accidental+finding+some+prenatal+tests/11211014/story.htmlSilent cancer in moms a rare accidental finding in some prenatal tests, preliminary study saysCHICAGO - For pregnant women, abnormal results from certain prenatal tests may signal that something is wrong &#8212; with the moms-to-be, not the fetus, a preliminary study suggests.Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 14 Jul 2015 14:30:06 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11189669http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Extensive+bike+paths+make+room+different+view+centric/11189669/story.htmlMove over cars, Julia LeConte gets the cyclist's view of Edmonton&#8220;If you ever get invited to a house party in Skunk Hollow, don&#8217;t turn it down.&#8221; Of the words of advice bestowed upon me by Brian Countryman, one of Edmonton&#8217;s great cycling enthusiasts and athletes, this is the one that stuck.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 06 Jul 2015 13:41:41 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11173904http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Paraplegic+Chelsea+Donelon+tackles+University+Alberta/11173904/story.htmlParaplegic Chelsea Donelon tackles University of Alberta climbing wallWhen it comes to good climbing form, Chelsea Donelon simply doesn&#8217;t have it. Her legs dangle and her knees rub so much on the wall&#8217;s surface that she had to buy a pair of mountain-biking knee pads for the way up. The first time? &#8220;My knees gashed open, but in fairness, they were already gashed open,&#8221; Donelon says.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 29 Jun 2015 13:38:58 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11173897http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Hunting+golf+balls+river+valley/11173897/story.htmlHunting golf balls in Edmonton's river valleyThe goal: to discover Edmonton, both geographically and socially, through various summertime sports. The first task: golf.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 29 Jun 2015 21:06:33 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11154751http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Brides+tone+with+focused+fitness+programs/11154751/story.htmlBrides-to-be tone up with focused fitness programsA growing number of brides are ditching dad to support them down the aisle, choosing instead to have fitness trainers tone them up with barbells and boxing gloves before the big day. Many turn to bridal boot camps in the quest to lose 20 pounds, get rid of the pot belly and cellulite and tone their shoulders and arms &#8212; but when there are only four to six weeks before the wedding, it&#8217;s almost too late.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 22 Jun 2015 12:38:02 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11135607http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/NAIT+trainer+shows+Edmonton+park+users+build+personal/11135607/story.htmlNAIT trainer shows Edmonton dog-park users how to build personal fitness while exercising FidoSam, a six-year-old Bichon-Shih Tzu, raises his wee leg and sprinkles on some equipment. This &#173;&#8212; and road-apple dog breath, flying fur and saliva &#8212; could be your trials and tribulations should you choose to work out in an off-leash dog area. But imagine the level of endorphins that will circulate through your blood stream as you burn stress, calories and get your heart pumping. Your wobbly wiener dog named Mr. Woofertons may also thin down his waddle.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 15 Jun 2015 13:12:38 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11116442http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Well+equipped+close+Edmonton+playground+NAIT+fitness/11116442/story.htmlWell-equipped gym as close as an Edmonton playground, say NAIT fitness studentsIt&#8217;s spring and we groundhogs are emerging from mall corridors and pedway systems, looking for the sunshine that will kick our exercise genes into gear. We&#8217;ve asked three local fitness trainers or teams to create made-in-Edmonton routines for us as we head outdoors.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 08 Jun 2015 13:04:09 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11116622http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/road+triathlon+Edmonton+river+valley+added+challenge/11116622/story.htmlOff-road triathlon in Edmonton’s river valley an added challenge for firefighters and publicFirefighters have to be fit enough to climb dozens of stairs, haul heavy hoses and carry people to safety, but that doesn&#8217;t mean swimming, biking and running come easily.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 07 Jun 2015 21:00:58 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11108429http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Behind+women+beautiful+game/11108429/story.htmlBehind the women's beautiful gameToday&#8217;s female soccer players are fitter, faster, more skilled and have more international experience than was on display during the last World Cup four years ago.Fitness - Top StoriesThu, 04 Jun 2015 16:52:01 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11097180http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/ready+stairs+with+these+exercises/11097180/story.htmlGet ready to hit the stairs with these exercisesPain sucks, reads Kevin Murray&#8217;s T-shirt.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 01 Jun 2015 13:03:46 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11078994http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Three+amigos+find+healing+fitness+late+life+horseback/11078994/story.htmlThree amigos find healing, fitness in late-life horseback ridingThey call themselves the three amigos: three men between 60 and 65 who put their retired butts into saddles every week and have learned to ride horses later in life than the usual colts and fillies. Ivan Todosijczuk, Locke Boros and Stephen Hill have bonded over aching inner thighs, tips in the saddle and trots or canters that sometimes leave them shaken and jolted. All three attest to improved balance, core stability, leg strength and limb co-ordination that come from trying a unique sport that puts them in control of animals that weigh 1,500 pounds or more.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 25 May 2015 13:02:07 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11063066http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/First+Edmonton+family+canoe+trip+takes+sleepy+snowy/11063066/story.htmlFirst leg of Edmonton family’s canoe trip takes sleepy, snowy turnTurns out it&#8217;s kind of exhausting to simultaneously plan a cross-country canoe trip, finish a doctoral dissertation and drive your worldly possessions across the country. An irresistible need to nap interrupted the first couple of days of a Montreal family&#8217;s 5,000-plus-kilometre canoe trip from Edmonton back home.Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 19 May 2015 12:59:11 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11025000http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/family/Moms+their+daughters+fuse+bond+through+fitness/11025000/story.htmlMoms and their daughters fuse a bond through fitnessWhile bouquets of pastel flowers and Sunday brunches are Mother&#8217;s Day favourites, it&#8217;s likely that mom&#8217;s only real request for this May 10 is to spend time with her children. With the busyness of work and raising families, it can be stressful for adult children to find time to connect with their mom. But some mothers are getting plenty of quality time with their adult kids, and not just on holidays.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 03 May 2015 15:15:54 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11013689http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Survived+heart+attack+Great+moving/11013689/story.htmlSurvived a heart attack? Great, now get movingA heart attack also can serve as a wake-up call and compelling motivation to make changes in lifestyle and behavior. Even so, many people are apprehensive about exercise after experiencing one.Fitness - Top StoriesWed, 29 Apr 2015 15:56:04 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11005684http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Choose+from+wide+menu+Edmonton+workout+options+with+monthly/11005684/story.htmlChoose from a wide menu of Edmonton workout options with monthly Fitset membershipTanner Nault was getting bored coming up with his own workout regime after two years at Snap Fitness. Ten squats with a 70-pound barbell, on a bosu ball, followed by bicep curl, repeat times three. Yawn.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 26 Apr 2015 19:04:49 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=11005403http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Physiotherapist+anti+gravity+treadmill+eases+injury/11005403/story.htmlPhysiotherapist’s anti-gravity treadmill eases injury recovery, exercise for overweight patientsIt&#8217;s like running on the moon, hip replacement be damned. Or like jumping in a bouncy castle despite an arthritic toe, balance problem, shin splint, herniated disc or obesity. Edmonton&#8217;s first anti-gravity treadmill has arrived in town, allowing those with injuries or arthritis in their lower limbs, joint replacements, neurological diseases like Parkinson&#8217;s that affect movement or obesity issues to run virtually pain free before surgery or during rehabilitation, speeding recovery while improving balance and cardiovascular fitness.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 26 Apr 2015 13:42:51 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10985317http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/time+trip+from+Edmonton+Montreal+with+five+year+canoe/10985317/story.htmlIt’s time for a trip from Edmonton to Montreal – with a five-year-old – in a canoeThe inspiration, believe it or not, was a dying station wagon. Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume and Magali Moffatt had planned on a leisurely road trip to Montreal when Benoit finished his doctoral dissertation at the University of Alberta.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 19 Apr 2015 21:15:03 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10967662http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/puts+kids+through+their+paces+with+attitude+fitness/10967662/story.htmlMy Gym puts kids through their paces with fun attitude to fitnessCan eight-year-olds benefit from an hour-long cardio class? Can babies thrive in a gym class? The answer is yes, according to the philosophy at My Gym (mygym.com/edmonton), a children&#8217;s fitness company that opened its first Edmonton location in a strip mall in the south side Ellerslie neighbourhood earlier this year.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 13 Apr 2015 17:34:24 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10935325http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/much+exercise/10935325/story.htmlIs there such a thing as too much exercise?Distance runners, cross-country skiers, cyclists and triathletes have long been thought of as the fittest of fit. But these long-heralded athletes are now being warned that pushing their physical limits may be doing their body more harm than good.Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 31 Mar 2015 21:54:12 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10910435http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Eyes+front+towel+Locker+room+etiquette+faint+heart/10910435/story.htmlEyes front, towel on: Locker-room etiquette for the faint of heartWe&#8217;ve all heard &#8212; and too many have ignored &#8212; the etiquette guidelines for the gym: spray off your sweat from the machines after use. Don&#8217;t sing full-throttle (or at any throttle, really) to the music in your earphones. Give yourself ample room to stretch so you aren&#8217;t pushing your privates into the personal space of the weightlifter next to you. But what about behind the scenes, in the nether regions of public facilities where people undress, where the slick of sweat is audible in the steam rooms, where bare feet slap in the puddles?Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 23 Mar 2015 13:31:13 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10891556http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Lion+Breath+Yoga+safe+place/10891556/story.htmlLion’s Breath’s Gay Yoga a fun, safe place for allAt 7:15 p.m. on a Wednesday, participants are streaming into Lion&#8217;s Breath yoga studio for their evening class. Outside of the studio windows, 124th Street is awash with snow flurries, but an energetic warmth is brewing within the studio&#8217;s walls.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 15 Mar 2015 17:16:08 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10886804http://o.canada.com/health/this-week-in-health-world-sleep-day-natural-remedies-questioned-and-moreThis week in health: World Sleep Day, natural remedies questioned, and moreCanada.com Health takes a look at a few stories you may have missed this week.Fitness - Top StoriesFri, 13 Mar 2015 14:32:35 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10871795http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Born+Create+invites+little+ones+dirty+learn/10871795/story.htmlBorn 2 Create invites little ones to dig in, get dirty and learnAfter the morning play session elbow-deep in goop, Evan Logan looks a bit like a Smurf, covered from head to toe in a floral-smelling mixture of grated Ivory soap, toilet paper, water and blue liquid colour. Clean mud, it&#8217;s called here. &#8220;Yuck,&#8221; says Evan, 5, with a huge smile on his face. His mother, Anne Logan, groans: this is the one day she forgot a clean set of clothes.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 09 Mar 2015 13:02:03 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10871729http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Fitness+lose+weight+more+easily+than+women/10871729/story.htmlFitness: Do men lose weight more easily than women?Armed with the same weight-loss goals and the same workout, will men and women drop the same number of pounds? It&#8217;s a question plenty of frustrated women have asked when the numbers on the scale fell faster for their male counterparts than it did for them. So prevalent is the complaint, it&#160;has&#160;been speculated that women [&#8230;]Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 08 Mar 2015 13:00:10 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10848672http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Seven+days+River+Valley/10848672/story.htmlPlunged into Edmonton in the depth of winter, I explored the River ValleyI moved to Edmonton from Toronto in December &#8212; when the days were darkest and temperatures were plunging toward depths that Southern Ontarian nightmares are made of.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 01 Mar 2015 14:56:18 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10836240http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/workout+ears+need/10836240/story.htmlA workout the ears don't needDuring her first workout at Orangetheory Fitness in Fairfax, Va., Donna Reid was blown away by two things: "how hard it was and how loud it was." The 51-year-old adored the interval training program, but when it came to the accompanying music assaulting her eardrums, well, that didn't seem so sound.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 23 Feb 2015 17:18:04 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10816217http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/After+Birkie+writer+sore+think+about+more/10816217/story.htmlAfter Birkie, writer too sore to think about moreThere were a few dark moments on the way to the finish line at the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival on Saturday when I was so tired and sore that falling came as a relief &#8212; my best chance at a rest. And my best chance to cool down, my cheek pressed against the snow.Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 17 Feb 2015 14:56:17 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10797421http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Falling+downhills+cross+country+skiing/10797421/story.htmlFalling for downhills and cross-country skiingThe first time I put on a pair of cross-country skis was last year at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. Experienced skiers make it look easy, but when I got out on the trail I couldn&#8217;t even get up the tiniest pimple of a hill.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 09 Feb 2015 14:26:17 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10797423http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Edmonton+couple+pedalling+strong+cycling+adventure/10797423/story.htmlEdmonton couple pedalling strong on cycling adventureRoz and Jeff Tonner are in South America. And they&#8217;re in Cochrane. Not the one just west of Calgary, but the small town of Cochrane that&#8217;s over 10,000 kilometres away in Chile.Fitness - Top StoriesMon, 09 Feb 2015 14:25:26 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10781315http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Excessive+running+could+kill+study/10781315/story.htmlExcessive running could kill you: studyLight jogging may be the best road to a long life, while strenuous running may damage the heart, a new Danish study of more than 1,100 healthy people suggests.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 15 Feb 2015 23:56:42 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10758973http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/fitness/Edmonton+bike+riders+have+monthly+race+strut+their/10758973/story.htmlEdmonton’s fat-bike riders now have monthly race to strut their stuffThe first fat-bike race in the Edmonton river valley let Caitlin Callaghan feel like a kid again. Riding on the bikes with the super fat, seven- to 12-centimetre tires feels like riding on an air mattress, an inflated tire tube or a bouncy castle. At least, that&#8217;s according to fattie fans who have already developed appropriate calluses on their butt cheeks and sit bones, not to mention the numbness that comes from riding in the cold. The number of fat-bike enthusiasts is growing, with more adults commuting on fat bikes year-round rather than basic mountain bikes. The wider, softer tires give added stability and allow riders to float over compact snow or gnarly dirt paths in nicer weather.Fitness - Top StoriesSun, 25 Jan 2015 17:45:30 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10744483http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Looking+kickstart+that+getinshape+resolution+Some+tips+saving/10744483/story.htmlLooking to kick-start that get-in-shape resolution? Some tips for saving on gym membershipsNEW YORK, N.Y. - How's that new year, new you fitness pledge going?Fitness - Top StoriesTue, 20 Jan 2015 17:47:32 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10744625http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/diet-fitness/Pizza+great+growing+bodies+just+case+needed+study/10744625/story.htmlPizza isn’t great for growing bodies, just in case you needed a study to tell you thatLike everything else, experts say kids can have a slice of the good stuff, just in moderation and balanced with some healthy foodsFitness - Top StoriesTue, 20 Jan 2015 23:48:00 Ztag:www.edmontonjournal.com:content=10742479http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Even+with+regular+exercise+excessive+sitting+linked+disease/10742479/story.htmlEven with regular exercise, excessive sitting linked to disease, premature deathTORONTO - Sitting on one's butt for a major part of the day may be deadly in the long run &#8212; even with a regimen of daily exercise, researchers say.Fitness - Top StoriesWed, 21 Jan 2015 19:30:04 Z